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Ebensburg Borough officials open line of credit with First National Bank

During Monday’s council meeting, Ebensburg Borough officials approved opening a line of credit with First National Bank for a maximum amount of $3.5 million to cover the payments of all contractors for the Lake Rowena dredging and concession stand/restroom projects. First National Bank’s 3.75% interest rate was the most attractive quote the borough received, officials said. Council Vice President Theresa Jacoby said the administration of payments to contractors will be in a 60-day schedule, so the borough has to cover the costs and then be reimbursed by the grant funder. The ...

Janesville Pike detour in Tyrone Borough, Snyder Township to end

The detour of Janesville Pike in Tyrone Borough and Snyder Township will end this week and the road will officially reopen to traffic by Friday. The 23.5-mile detour was in place since March to allow contractors to perform slope and pavement stabilization following a road collapse on ...

Police fatally shoot college student

A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday. Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him. Pysher’s father, Glen ...

Timeframe unclear for repair of Dilling Bridge on Lower Trail

Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Dilling Bridge on the Lower Trail. At this point, a timeframe to make the needed repairs hasn’t been determined. The bridge, located between mile markers 9 and 10, is near the midpoint of the 16.5-mile walking/biking trail ...

Blair County residents eligible for flood assistance

Blair County residents and businesses that may have experienced damage from flooding on July 28 are eligible for Small Business Administration loans to help with recovery. Serious flooding that day occurred mainly in Clearfield County, resulting in a disaster declaration for that county, making its residents eligible for recovery help — while also making the handful of Blair County victims of less severe flooding from the same storm also eligible, based on an SBA policy that extends recovery loan eligibility to counties contiguous to those where a disaster was declared, according to ...

Former Altoona city code enforcement officer fired for comments

City Manager Chris McGuire announced the termination of former code enforcement officer Scott Campanaro Wednesday following an investigation into “inappropriate and insensitive” posts Campanaro made online. In response to a resident’s post about the Altoona Area School District ...